It's hard for Jarrod Croker to explain. After 14 NRL seasons, exactly how the Canberra Raiders co-captain still finds the drive to compete at the top level.
Especially after a tough couple of years ruined by injuries. It's basically the first time he's had to deal with that in his 292-game career. Just eight games short of that magical 300.
For the first 12 years the points just kept accumulating, to the point where he's scored the third most in NRL history. There's just Cameron Smith and Hazem El Masri having scored more than the 2244 he's now wracked up.